St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-12
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TRENTON. N. j., Jan. ll.-There is a
general wrangle over the organization of
the legislature. In the Democratic caucus
this morning Robert S. Hudspeth. of Hud-
son. was decided upon for speaker of the
house, and William Thompson, of Glou-
cester. for clerk. For reading clerk James
Connolly, of hudson, was proposed, where
upon Assenblyman Wovertin, the de-
feated candidate for speaker. declared that
Hudson county was scheming to gobble all
the offices, and that the rural districts were
to be given the cold shoulder. He then left
the caucus and was followed by three other
rural representatives This inc dent in
creased the excitement already existing over
the United States senatorial contest. Hith-
erto the Democrats had presented an I'M
broken front and Gov. Abbetts election as
senator is confidently pred. cted, despite Re-
publican threatenings to hold out against
joint session. The hour for organize
ton is 8 O'Clock. but the general eXpecta-
ton is that the senate will not organize at
that time. Nobody knows how long they
may hold out against the JOINT session.
Now. however, the disruption in the Demo-
cratic camp complexities the situation. The
two labor men did not go into the Demo-
cratic caucus, either, and this leaves their
attitude on the senatorial question as much
in doubt as ever. The Republican sena-
tors have been in conference at the Tren on
house for several hours, but not word of
information is sent out, though the air is
thick with rumors and speculations.
The result of the Republican senatorial
caucus is the selection of Frederick S. Fish.
OF Essex, to serve as president at the or
ganizatton of the senate. The Democratic
senatorial caucus selected j. E. Moon, of
Warren, as its candidate for president.
The Democratic caucus. after a recess in
which the four boilers were reasoned with.
re-assembled and tried to re-establish har-
mony. Wolverton, of Hunterton. who was
defeated for the SDeakership nomination,
refused to be cajoled, and his fellow boilers
held out with him. The senate was called
to order shortly before o'clock. 1t was
voted to defer the organization of the body,
and an adjournment was taken until 3
o'clock tomorrow. Meantime the Demo-
cratic aSSemblymen were vainly striving to
reach an amicable arrangement in caucus in
the assembly chamber. Finally the assembly
doors were flung open and i'll an instant the
galleries were filled and the Republican
members looked upon the floor The Dem
ocratic assembly then declared their privacy
had been violated before the caucus
was over. Speaker Armstrong declined
to leave, and said the time for organizing
the house had passed, and their place was
in the chamber. An angry debate fol-
lowed, and some one sent to the police sta
ton for aid Chairman Blacksmith, of the
Democratic caucus then ordered the Re-
publicans to leave, but they seemed reluct-
ant to do so. The Republican assembly
men finally returned into the speakers
room and the Democratic caucus proceeded
Suddenly the galleries were again opened
and the crowd broke in. At the sam9 mo-
ment the Republicans gained admittance
from the speakers room, and with them
were the two labor men, Carroll
and D0nahue, together with Messrs.
Wolverton, Baird and Arnwine,
the Democratic boilers. This made
just 81 votes or majority of the house.
EX-Speaker Armstrong announced that this
quorum had just organized the house by
the election of DR.. William Baird, Demo-
crat, of Warren. as speaker; Joseph Atkin-
son. Democrat, of Essex, clerk; j. Herbert
Potts, Republican, of Hudson, reading
clerk. and Terrence j. Mcdonald, indie
pendent Democrat, of Hudson. sergeant
alarms. ThereupOn DR.. Baird proceeded
to take the chair. Assemblyman McDer-
mott Democrat of Essex however, moved
that AssemblYman Beckwith. of Atlantic.
be temporary chairman. The combination
opposed this, but Mr.. Beckwth attempted
to take the chair. In the midst of the
struggle for the gavel eX-Speaker Arm
strong moved for adjournment until to-
morrow, and the motion prevailed.